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A note on Ricci signatures
Author(s):
Dezhong
Chen
Journal:
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc.
137
(2009),
273-278.
MSC (2000):
Primary 53C21
Posted:
August 4, 2008
MathSciNet review:
2439450
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Abstract:
We show that only two types of Ricci signatures cannot be realized by any left-invariant metric on 4-dimensional Lie groups.
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Additional Information:
Dezhong
Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics \& Statistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada
Email:
chend6@math.mcmaster.ca
DOI:
10.1090/S0002-9939-08-09572-5
PII:
S 0002-9939(08)09572-5
Keywords:
Left-invariant metric,
Ricci signature
Received by editor(s):
December 18, 2007
Posted:
August 4, 2008
Communicated by:
Jon G. Wolfson
Copyright of article:
Copyright
2008,
American Mathematical Society
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